Roadway Express proudly announces the following first place district champions for the Roadway Express Professional Freight Handlers Competition, to be held September 19-20, 2001:
| Name | District | Domicile/State |
| John McDonough | D02 | Harrisburg, PA |
| John Lollis | D05 | Greenville, SC |
| Al Lewis | D07 | Montgomery, AL |
| Noe Gutierrez | D12 | Chicago, IL |
| Dan Tuckey | D15 | Akron, OH |
| Scott Stone | D17 | Pomona, CA |
| Robert Weerts | D19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Rick Wickman | D21 | Concord, NH |
| Rodney Newcomb | D26 | Portland, OR |
| Greg Bullock | D28 | Nashville, TN |
| Jason Bonnema | D29 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
| Dale Cook | D06 | Lakeland, FL |
| Barbara Tull | D14 | Toledo, OH |
| Ron Alvarado | D16 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Scott Stroup | D22 | Omaha, NE |
| Willard Bourne | D03 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Phil Mosteller | D01 | Stroudsburg, PA |
Each Roadway division champion represents his or her district in the Roadway Express Professional Freight Handlers Competition. The final competition will begin on Thursday, September 20 at the John S. Knight Convention Center, Akron, Ohio. The Awards Dinner will follow in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Four Points.
The sole purpose of the competition is the promotion of safe and efficient operation of Powered Industrial Trucks (also known as forklifts or towmotors).
The first Roadway Express Professional Freight Handlers Competition will consist of a written test, a forklift obstacle course, a personal interview, and forklift pre-trip quality inspection. The highest total score will determine winners. Each competitor will be presented with a unique plaque of a small forklift mounted on a wood base. Trophies will be presented by an officer of Roadway Express for first place, second place, third place, Best Pre-Trip, Highest Written Test Score and Team Trophy.
All entrants must complete a registration form and must be Roadway certified to operate a forklift (with personnel documentation). Freight handlers must be injury and accident-free employees (forklift accidents included) for the twelve-month period immediately proceeding the district event through the corporate event date. The competition will be conducted in accordance with OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.178, the BWC Division of Safety and Hygiene's "Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks," the powered industrial truck industry and other professional sources.
Official Committee Members include: Jerry Brewster (Chairperson), Leona Bowser (Co-Chairperson), Mary Berry (Event Coordinator), David Thompson, Travis Walker, Dave Heydt, Greg Squeri, Chuck Wethington, Mark Sion, and Cliff Williams.
